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E. JORDAN. CAN FILLING MACHINE.

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CAN-FILLING lMACH-HNE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 301,897, dated July15,1884.

` I `lnplication filed May ill), 1894 (No model.) f

To @Z5 whom, L' may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND JORDAN, of

Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anew and useful 5 Improvement in Can Filling Machines, of

. which the following is a specification.

My invention embraces an apparatus for automatically filling cans withfruit, meat,fish, or other substance preparatory to hermetieal l y.sealing them 5 vand it consists in a machine hereinafter fullydescribed. f

In the accompanying `drawings, Figure l represents a front View of. myimproved can filling machine,- and also a partial section view takenthrough R R, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a crossseotion of my improved machine,taken atline fr ac, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents an end View ot' the same,showing the ratchet and cams for' operating the can-filling mechanism inpoint of line y y, showing the position of ratchet after a can has beenfilled. Fig. 4 is an end view of the ratchet and its position when readyto bind a can. Fig. 5 represents a longitudinal section of theratchet-arm, taken through line z e, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a cross sectionvof the can-feeding device, taken atline w w, Fig. l. Fig. 7 is alongitudinal section of the cylindrical cutter and itsoperating-sleeve,taken at line o o, Fig. l. Fig. 8 represents acrosssection of the box supporting and guiding the cylindrical andstraight cutters, taken at line a a, Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a vlongitudinalsection of the filling and supporting tube, with a can in position to befilled, t'aken through linet t, Fig. l. Fig. l() is a top View of thereciprocating slide, which moves the cans onto the filling andsupporting tube, and holds the same while being filled. Fig. l1 is across-seetion ofthe weighted piston, taken at line gq, Fig. l. Fig. l2is a side View of thepaekingplunger, which pushes the contents from thecylindrical cutter into the can.l

Similar letters Ot' reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.v

A represents the frame suitably supported on .legs L, providedtherefor.v

va, represents a feed-chute, open at the top, one end connected with anopening in the feedhopper.

a2 represents the ears on the under side of the chute. Y

a represents a plunger, with a curved face sllding in c.

a8 represents a segmental oscillating plun*` ger conforming to thecircular face of a', Vand 55 volves, and to which the straightstationary 6 5` knife a is attached.

o7 represents a cylindrical knife revolving in box a5. A portion of theknife is cut away to admit the contents of the hopper into the aperturein the knife. knife is brought to a cutting-edge,which works against theedge of stationary knife a, producing a shearing cut, the cavity in theknife forming a circular mold, approximately the size and shape of thecan to be filled;

b. Fig. 12, represents a reciprocating adjustable plunger sliding in andthrough the knife.

b2 represents a sliding gate, covering the outer end of the knife al.and the inner end of the tube b3, Fig. 9, on which the can is placed 8Oto be. filled.

' b3, Fig. 9. represents a tube rigidly attached to the box-a5 in linewith the cylindrical knife, where the .can is placed to be. filled.

c, Fig. 6, represents a chute for feeding empty chainl d, attached tohook d', passing over sheave-wheel cl2. The Opposite end of the chain 95 is attached to lever df.' rlhis lever is pivoted tothe frame andactuated by cam dL on the main shaft S. c is drawninwardly by coiledspring d5, Fig. 2.` The segmental plunger a8 is actuated by chain c,Fig. 2, one end made roo vfast to wheel e secured to one of thetrunnions of as, and the opposite end to lever c, Fig. 2.

One surface of the 7o The opposite end of the lever is pivoted to theframe and is actuated by cam cion the main shaft S. Areversibleoscillating motionis imparted to aS by chain ci attached to the wheel onthe opposite trunnions. The chain passes over idler el. The opposite endofthe chain is attached to a similar lever, es, pivoted to the frame andactuated by cam c on the main shaft. The weighted piston a4, Fia. l, isattached to a lever by a connecting-rod, and is moved upward by chain battached to the end ol' lever f. The opposite end of this chainisattached to lever f 2, pivoted to the frame, and is actuated by cam f3attached to the main shaft S, and is moved downward by its own gravityand the adjustable weightf. The adjustable weight is movable on thelever f, to regulate the pressure on the material under the piston. Thecylindrical knife is rigidly attached to sleeve g, Fig. 7, and isrotated forward to make the cut by chain g attached to wheel g2. Theopposite end of the chain is attached to lever g pivoted to the frameand actuated by cam g attached to `the main shaft S. A reverse motionisimparted to the knife and sleeve by chain attached to wheel g, Theopposite end of the chain is attached to lever gl, pivoted to the frameand actuated by cani gi on the main shaft S. The plunger I) slides inand is supported in the cylindrical knife.

lL represents thestem of the plunger, moving in and supported by aguidein the frame. h represents the guide in the frame.

if represents an adjustable clamp, one end attached to the stem ofthereciprocating plunger and the opposite end to chains h and 7L". rllhechain l1." is attached to clamp h2 and passes over idler Il", andtheopposite end is attached to lever 71., pivoted to the frame and actuatedby cam h?. This` mechanism is for imparting a forward motion to thereciprocating plunger. A reverse motion is imparted to the plunger bychain I1.4 attached to clamp 712, passing over idler hs, the oppositeend attached to lever h, pivoted to the frame, and actuated by cam 71"attached-to the main shaft S. A downward motion is imparted to gate Z,provided with a projecting stem, K2, moving in a guide in the frame. Thegate moves in a groove in plate carrying b, Fig. Ll, and forming a partofthe box KT represents the plate.

Krepresentsalever, one end connected with stem K2 pivotedto the frame atli, and the opposite end working on the face of cam K4.

1i represents a guide in the frame in which the stem moves. Anintermittent rotary method is imparted to the part molds c c byratchet-wheel, pawl, and lever working on a cam.

m represents a gear-wheel with ratchet-teeth in the side, rigidlyattached to shaft c`l,to which one of the part-molds is rigidlyattached.

m represents a pawl-lever working loosely on shaft c2, and the oppositeend is pivoted to the connecting-rod m.

m, Fig. 5, represents a sliding pawl aetuated by a coiled spring, andworks on the ratchet on the side of the wheel m.

m3 represents a connecting-rod, one end attached to pawl-lever m and theopposite end to lever mi m* represents the lever pivoted to the frameand actuated by cam mi on the main shaft S. The cam moves the connectingmechanism downward and spring mf brings it back.

Fig. 4 represents the reverse position of Fig. 3.

m7 represents a wheel similar` to m', rigidly attached to shaft c", onthe opposite end of which a partanold is rigidly attached and mesheswith the gear m.

m8 represents a bent lever. The long arm of t-he lever is provided witha hook acting on the'face of the ratchet-teeth on mi, to stop thegear-wheels at a given point. The short arm of the lever works betweenthe collars on the conneetingrod on, \Vhen the mechanism makes an upwardmotion, causing the pawl to engage with the ratchet-teeth, thelever-collar on the connecting-rod strikes the under side of the shortarm of the bent lever, thereby drawing the hook from the ratchettooth 0nwheel m7, bringing it to the position shown in Fig. 4. XVhen theconnecting-rod makes a downward motion, collar mmstrikes the upper sideof' the short arm of lever m, causing the hook to move toward the centerof the wheel m7 to meet the ratchet-tooth, and thereby produce apositive stop, as shown in Fig. 3. A reciprocating intermittent motionis imparted to slide p, a plan view of which is shown in Fig. 10, bychains, lever, cam, and spring.

p represents an adjustable clamp, one end attached to the stem of theslide, and the opposite end to chains p2 and p. Chain p is attached toclamp p' and passes over an idler, p4, and the opposite end is attachedto lever p5, which is pivoted to the frame and works on cam p, whichimparts a backward motion to the slide, and a projection on the camcarries the slide backward to free it from the partmolds, as indicatedin Fig. l. A forward motion is imparted to the slide by chain p", oneend attached to clamp p2, passing over an idler, pl, and connected withcoiled spring p" attached to the frame.

R R represent a fast and a loose pulley attached to short shaft S'ljournaled in the frame. On the opposite end ot' shaft Sis a pinion, R',meshing in a larger gear-wheel, R, rigidly attached to the main shaft S,which is journaled in the frame.

Operation: The circular-faced plunger a', Fig. 2, is drawn outward andsegmental plunger a8 is moved outward and upward. The substance to beplaced in the can is then placed in the feed-chute a in front of theeireular-faced plunger a. rEhe plunger then advances bythe action of thespring d, and remains at rest while the segmental oscillating plungercarries the substance into the opening in the hopper a under theweighted pis' ton c,the segmental plunger remaining at rest IOO IIO

until after the weighted piston passes the opening in the hopper. As theweighted piston descends, it forces the material through the open spaceinto thecylindrical knife, remaining at rest until the knife makes aone-half revolution, cutting off the exact `quantity of material to fillone can. After the knifehas made the half-revolution it remains at restun-l til the plunger b has forced the contents out of the knife into thecan. At the same time plunger b makes a backward stroke the knife makesabackward half-revolution, leaving the opening in the knife open, readyto receive another charge. Immediately preceding the forward motion ofthe plunger, gate bt is drawn downward to allowthe material to pass fromthe knife to the can, and closes immediately after the plunger makes itsbackward stroke. rlhe motion ofthe part-mold wheels c c', Fig. 6, takesa can from the bottom of chute c, and while the part-mol d wheels are atrest they hold the can in the mold in line with the center ofthe fillingand supporting tube b, Fig. 9, and the cylindrical knife and plunger b,as shown in Fig. 6. The forwardmotionof slide p frees the empty can outof the mold onto the tube b, as shown in Fig. 9, while plunger b forcesthe material out of the knife, into the tube bf, into the can, andagainst the end of the same, forcing the cans with the contents from thetube back into the mold, carrying the slide p with it against itsspring-pressure. At this stage of the operation a projection on the faceofthe cam forces the slide backward, and frees the same from the molds,which then make apartial revolution,freeing the can from the molds intothe discharge-chute,and at the Sametime bringing another can intoposition to be forced onto the tube, as before described.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

l. In a can-filling machine, a circular-faced plunger having areciprocating travel in a feed-chute to. carry the material under thesegmental oscillating plunger, as described.

2. In a can-filling machine, a segmental oscillating plunger to lit thecircular face of the reciprocating fecdpl u nger to receive and carrythe material into the feed-hopper and closethe opening, while thereciprocating piston carries the contents into the opening in the knife,as described.

3. In a can fillifig machine, a feedchute emptying into a feed-hopper, areciprocating plunger moving in the feed-chute, and a segmentaloscillating plunger to move the contents of the feed-chute into thefeed-hopper, and to cover the opening therein for moving the materialfrom the fecdehutc to the feed-hopper, as described.

4. In a can-lling machine, a feed-hopper to receive and conduct thematerial into thc cylindrical part-rotating tubular knife working in thebox in the lowerportion of the feedhopper, in combination with areciprocating plunger to carry the contents of the feed-hopper into therotating knife, as described.

5. In a can -filling machine, a cylindrical rotating knife, with asection cut away to admit the contents of the feed-hopper, rotating incontact with a stationary cutting-surface,

tents of the knife from the material in the hopper, as described. i

(i. In a can-filling machine, a cylindrical tubular khife, with a partof the surface cut away, placed in a box under a feed hopper and adaptedto receive into the knife the required quantity of material to fill acan, provided with a reverse rotating motion to the knife, to separatethe contents of the knife from the material in the hopper, as described.

7. In a can-filling machine, a cylindrical reversible rotary knife, witha portion of the surfacecut away to admit the material within the knife,in combination with a reciprocating plunger to force the contents of theknife into a can, as described.

8. In a-can-iilling machine, a circular mold to form the material to beplaced in a can into the required cylindrical shape, anextensioncircular tube, b, adapted to receive and sup-- port the can, andtovconduct the material to the bottom of a can, and a reciprocatingplunger to force the material from the mold into the can, as described.

9.` In a can-filling-machine hopper, a rotating cylindricaltubular-shaped knife with part of the surface cut away, rotating in thelower part of the hopper for receiving and separating the quantity ofmaterial to be placed in a can from the contents of the feed-hopper, in

icombination with a reciprocating gate, b2, for

retaining the material in the mold when the same is being separated fromthe contents of the hopper, and opening to allow the same to be forcedout of the tubular-shaped knife into the can, as described.

' 10. In a can-filling machine, one or more intermittently-rcvolvingpart-molds, to receive the empty cans from the can-feeding chute andcarry the same in front of extension-tube, and to receive the can whenfilled, and discharge the same into the discharge-chute, in combinationwith a reciprocating slide to -force the can onto tube b3, as'described.

l1. In a can-filling machine, feed-hopper a3, with a cylindrical tubularknife at the bottom with suitable aperture to admit the material intothe knife, a rotating mold-shaped knife with a part of the surface cutaway forl separating the contents ofthe knife from the hopper, anextension-tube, b3, to conduct the contents of theknife to the bottom ofthe can, a reciprocating plunger working in the knife to force thematerial through the tubular mold into the can filling the same fromfthebottom, and a reciprocating slide to carry the can onto the tube,combined and arranged substantially as described, as and for thepurposes stated.

`12. In a can-filling machine, -a reciprocating piston, in combinationwith an adjustable weight to adjust `the force to be applied to thematerial under the piston, as described.

`forming shearing edges to 4separate the con- IOO IIO

13. The hereindescribed can -flling machine having the followingelements: a reciprocating circular-faced plunger working in a chute, asegmental oscillating plunger fitting the circular plunger, afeed-hopper to receive and conduct the material to a circular mold orknife, a reciprocating adjustablyweighted plunger working in thefeed-hopper to carry lthe material to the mold or knife, a rotatingcylindrical tubular knife, a section cut away working in the bottom ofthe feed-hopper to admit the contents into the knife, a rotating knifeworking against a stationary cutting surface to sever the material inthe knife from the material in the hopper, a cylindrical tubular mold tocontain and form the exact quantity of material to be placed in the can,an extension-tube to receive and support the can to be filled and toconduct the material from the knife or mold to the bottom of the can, areciprocating gate between the tube and mold or knife to retain thematerial to be placed in a can when separated from the hopper and torecede to. allow the contents to be moved into the can, a reciprocating`plunger working in the knife to force the material from the knife andmold into the can, two or more rotating part-molds to receive the cansfrom the canfeed chute and carry the same on a line in front of tube band to discharge the cans when filled, and a reciprocating slide tocarry the cans onto the tube bf and to recede` when the can and contentsare forced from the tube by the plunger, as described, with theoperating mechanism to actuate the same, substantially as described andshown.

14. In a can-filling machine, a mold-shaped knife, in combination with afeeding-chute or hopper.

15. In a can-filling machine, an oscillating mold-shaped knife, incombination with a piston provided with an adjustable weight.

16. Ina can-filling machine, a reciprocating plunger, in combinationwith a mold-shaped knife to form the material cutout of the knife intothe can to be filled.

17. In a can-f1lling machine, two or more part-mold wheels for feedingempty cans to be filled, in combination with an oscillating moldshapedknife and a reciprocating plunger sliding in and through the knife.

EDMUND .IO HDAX.

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CYnUs XVILLIAMs, XVM. G. XVILLs.

